diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d87de5..ce8abb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ cd jilo-web
 
 ## config
 
-- edit index.php and set the system path to the jilo-web.conf.php
 - edit jilo-web.conf.php and set all the variables correctly
-- "database" is the sqlite db file for jilo-web itself, it goes to `app/jilo-web.db`, create it with
+- "sqlite_file" is the sqlite db file for jilo-web itself, it goes to `app/jilo-web.db`, create it with
 ```bash
 cd app
 cat doc/jilo-web.schema | sqlite3 jilo-web.db
diff --git a/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php b/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php
index 3eb2f16..ffedbbb 100644
--- a/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php
+++ b/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 
 $config = [
-    'domain'			=> 'localhost',
-    'folder'			=> '/jilo-web/',
-    'jilo_database'		=> '../../jilo/jilo.db',
+    // edit to customize
+    'domain'			=> 'localhost',			// domain for the web app
+    'folder'			=> '/jilo-web/',		// subfolder for the web app, if any
+    'jilo_database'		=> '../../jilo/jilo.db',	// database with logs from Jilo
 
-    'db_type'			=> 'sqlite',
+    'registration_enabled'	=> true,			// set to false to disable new registrations
+    'login_message'		=> '',				// will be displayed on login screen
 
-    'sqlite_file'		=> '../app/jilo-web.db',
-
-    'registration_enabled'	=> true,
-    'login_message'		=> '',
-    'version'			=> '0.1.1',
+    // edit only if needed for tests or debugging
+    'db_type'			=> 'sqlite',			// DB type for the web app, currently only "sqlite" is used
+    'sqlite_file'		=> '../app/jilo-web.db',	// default is ../app/jilo-web.db
+    'version'			=> '0.1.1',			// system info
 ];
 
 ?>